Car-mover



No. 609,54 Patented Aug. 23, I898.

HARDY CAR "OVER.

(Application filed Aug 19, 1895. Renewed Jan 22 1898 (No Model.)

, I D1 "in H WWW HUGH HARDY, OF HAWARDEN, IOWA.

CAR-MOVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,541, dated August 23, 1898. Application filed Augu t 19, 1895. Renewed J'anuaryZZ, 1398. Serial No. 667,660. (No model.)

To (0Z5 whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HUGH HARDY, a citizen 0f the United States, residing at I-Iawarden, in the county of Sioux and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Oar-Mover; of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hand-operated carmoving machines of a portable nature; and it consists in certain novel features, construction, and arrangement hereinafter pointed out in the claim. I

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of the machine, and Fig. 2 a side elevation thereof.

The frame of the machine consists of the two longitudinal beams A A, connected rigidly by the cross-rods a a, the front ends of the beams being suitably pointed or spiked, so as to adapt them to engage a tie or other object in the road-bed when the machine is in operation. The frame'is supported upon a transverse axle journaled in the frame and carrying a pair of loosely-mounted transporting-wheels 0 inside of the frame-beams. Between the supporting-wheels is fixed a drum F, upon which is wound the draft rope or chain G, which is adapted to be connected to the car to be moved. The shaft may be operated by any suitable arrangement of devices; but I prefer the arrangement shown, which consists of a spur-gear B, attached to each end of the shaft outside of the frame, these gears being operated bysuitable pinions b and the pinions being rotated by suitable cranks.

When the machine is in operation that is,

when its forward pointed ends are engaged with an adjacent tie in the road-bedth e frame inclines upwardly and rearwardly. In

order, therefore, that the frame shall not tip up when subjected to a heavy draft strain, I attach to-the rear end of the frame a depending chain I, which carries at its lower end a suitable clamp adapted to engage one of the rails, the chain being adapted to be shortened or lengthened, as may be desired.

The manner of using my machine is obvious. The spiked ends of the beams are lowered into engagement with a tie or other stationary part, and the draft-chain is connected to the car to be drawn along, and the clamp on chain I is attached to one of the rails. Then by winding up the chain G the car may be readily drawn along.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim is- In a car-moving apparatus, the combination of a frame mounted on transporting-wheels and adapted to be tilted downward at its forward end and engaged with a stationary part in the road-bed, means foriconnecting the rear end of the frame with the road-bed to prevent tilting up, the shaft journaled in the frame, and means for operating said shaft, and a draft-chain connected to and adapted to be wound on said shaft, as and for the purposes set forth.

HUGH HARDY. Witnesses:

WM. H. Ross, JAMEs Ross. 

